The BreadCast
Spirit-filled daily reflections on the Mass Readings of the Roman Catholic Church from the book Our Daily Bread by James Kurt (with imprimatur). The daily podcasts are voice only, while the podcasts for Sundays and Solemnities are produced with music and other elements. Another podcast recently added: Prayers to the Saints - a prayer to each saint on the calendar for the US. Also with imprimatur.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 4 minutes
- Episodes
- 951
- Years Active
- 2007 - 2025
July 2 - Wednesday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Gn.21:5,8-20; Ps.34:7-8,10-13; Mt.8:28-34) “When the afflicted man called out, the Lord heard, and from all his distress He saved him.” Ishmael is the model of the afflicted man calling out to…
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Tue 01 Jul 2025
July 1 - Prayer to Junipero Serra
O missionary of the New World inspired to leave your classroom and go forth to win souls for Christ, despite continuous battles with cold a…
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Mon 30 Jun 2025
July 1 - Tuesday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Gn.19:15-29; Ps.26:2-3,9-12; Mt.8:23-27) “Even the winds and the sea obey Him.” “The Lord rained down sulphurous fire upon Sodom and Gomorrah,” and “without warning a violent storm came …
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Mon 30 Jun 2025
June 30 - Prayer to the First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church
O first of souls to shed blood, whose sacrifice began the great persecution, you indeed handed your bodies over to torture, to the mad king of this dark world, but everlasting reward you have gained …
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Sun 29 Jun 2025
June 30 - Monday of the 13th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Gn.18:16-33; Ps.103:1-4,8-11; Mt.8:18-22) “While the two men walked on farther toward Sodom, the Lord remained standing before Abraham.” “Then Abraham drew nearer to Him…” A marvelous …
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Sun 29 Jun 2025
June 29 - Prayer to Sts. Peter and Paul
O most blessed apostles of the Lord upon whom the Church is founded and the faith goes forth, in you we cannot be shaken and the Lord’s reign extends to the ends of the earth – pray we always take re…
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Sat 28 Jun 2025
June 29 - Sts. Peter and Paul
Acts 12:1-11; Ps.34:2-9; 2Tm.4:6-8,17-18; Mt.16:13-19) “On this rock I will build my Church, and the jaws of death shall not prevail against it.” We go through death to life, for death…
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Sat 28 Jun 2025
June 28 - Prayer to St. Irenaeus
O great teacher of the Catholic faith who served to set a foundation upon which she could grow in peace and in truth, in the Spirit of God, you who valiantly defended her against attacks of heresy an…
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Fri 27 Jun 2025
June 28 - Prayer to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
O Sanctuary of the Father, Temple of the Holy Spirit, Mother of the Son of God who carried Him in your womb and contemplated Him in your heart – how shall we find Jesus within us; how shall we become…
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Fri 27 Jun 2025
June 28 - Saturday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Gn.18:1-15; Lk.1:46-50,53-55; Mt.8:5-17) “Is anything too marvelous for the Lord to do?” Our theme again is faith. Do we believe as Abraham, as Mary, as the centurion? Only such trust …
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Fri 27 Jun 2025
June 27 - Prayer to St. Cyril of Alexandria
O great defender of the Mother of God and of the faith itself, courageously you declared that Jesus is God indeed, become Man in Mary His Mother; this you made plain for all to see, O shepherd of the…
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Thu 26 Jun 2025
June 27 - Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Year C
(Ez.34:11-16; Ps.23:1-6; Rm.5:5-11; Lk.15:3-7) “I have found my lost sheep.” “We have found reconciliation” through the blood of Jesus Christ. So the Apostle Paul tells us, and so we know to…
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Thu 26 Jun 2025
June 26 - Thursday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Gn.16:1-12,15-16; Ps.106:1-5; Mt.7:21-29) “Anyone who hears my words but does not put them into practice is like the foolish man who built his house on sandy ground.” The Lord hears our…
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Wed 25 Jun 2025
June 25 - Wednesday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Gn.15:1-12,17-18; Ps.105:1-4,6-9; Mt.7:15-20) “Abram put his faith in the Lord, who credited it to him as an act of righteousness.” In our gospel today, Jesus teaches us, “You can tell …
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Tue 24 Jun 2025
June 24 - Prayer on the Nativity of St. John the Baptist
O greatest of men born of woman, before you were formed in the womb the Lord called you; while still in this cave you leapt for joy at His presence come to you… a sharp, two-edged sword He made you t…
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Mon 23 Jun 2025
June 24 - The Nativity of St. John the Baptist
(Is.49:1-6; Ps.139:1-3,13-15; Acts 13:22-26: Lk.1:57-66,80) “I will make you a light to the nations, that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.” The voice of one crying in t…
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Mon 23 Jun 2025
June 23 - Monday of the 12th Week in Ordinary Time, Year I
(Gn.12:1-9; Ps.33:12-13,18-20,22; Mt.7:1-5) “The eyes of the Lord are upon those who fear Him.” There is a plank in our own eye; there is but a speck in our brother’s. This is what the L…
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Sun 22 Jun 2025
June 22 - Prayer to Sts. John Fisher and Thomas More
O kings of martyrdom who indeed laid down your very lives rather than heed the dictates of an evil emperor, whose loyalty to the Lord and the Church He established stands unparalleled, your de…
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Sat 21 Jun 2025
June 22 - Prayer to St. Paulinus of Nola
O lover of poverty who gave up great wealth to find her abiding within the walls of your heart, a heart which turned thus to God’s people and the shepherding of them with great care – pray that we to…
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Sat 21 Jun 2025
June 22 - The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, Year C
(Gn.14:18-20; Ps.110:1-4; 1Cor.11:23-26; Lk.9:11b-17) “The Lord Jesus, on the night He was handed over, took bread, and, after He had given thanks, broke it and said, ‘This is my body that …
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Sat 21 Jun 2025
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